WHEAT - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-001602 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) OPEN INTEREST: 313,429 COMMITMENTS 52,703 59,472 84,367 152,675 123,676 289,745 267,515 23,684 45,914 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -10,247) -188 8,055 -10,000 5,248 -5,294 -4,940 -7,239 -5,308 -3,008 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 16.8 19.0 26.9 48.7 39.5 92.4 85.4 7.6 14.6 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 302) 61 121 121 70 98 217 271 CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-002602 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) OPEN INTEREST: 1,217,149 COMMITMENTS 119,461 112,245 377,623 586,950 528,874 1084034 1018742 133,115 198,407 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -39,534) 733 2,031 -7,522 -4,647 -5,711 -11,437 -11,203 -28,097 -28,331 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 9.8 9.2 31.0 48.2 43.5 89.1 83.7 10.9 16.3 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 615) 115 157 213 240 274 495 542 OATS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-004603 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) OPEN INTEREST: 18,411 COMMITMENTS 736 2,320 1,085 15,286 13,040 17,107 16,445 1,305 1,967 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 2,538) -226 -190 -148 3,251 3,243 2,878 2,905 -341 -368 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 4.0 12.6 5.9 83.0 70.8 92.9 89.3 7.1 10.7 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 45) 5 18 8 21 13 33 32 SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-005602 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) OPEN INTEREST: 440,156 COMMITMENTS 50,667 27,734 148,852 190,375 193,480 389,893 370,066 50,263 70,090 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 12,604) -1,392 5,276 10,018 5,362 -2,064 13,989 13,230 -1,384 -626 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 11.5 6.3 33.8 43.3 44.0 88.6 84.1 11.4 15.9 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 348) 100 91 145 111 122 290 300 SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-007601 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 60,000 POUNDS) OPEN INTEREST: 270,790 COMMITMENTS 8,370 27,883 71,418 167,832 143,892 247,619 243,193 23,171 27,597 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -6,073) -257 5,231 -8,119 4,384 -1,485 -3,992 -4,372 -2,081 -1,701 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 3.1 10.3 26.4 62.0 53.1 91.4 89.8 8.6 10.2 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 182) 26 50 68 64 60 143 154 U.S. TREASURY BONDS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-020601 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF $100,000 FACE VALUE) OPEN INTEREST: 851,823 COMMITMENTS 48,712 160,822 58,889 619,669 461,236 727,270 680,947 124,553 170,876 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 23,583) -1,125 23,982 18,670 39,935 44,909 57,480 87,561 -33,897 -63,977 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 5.7 18.9 6.9 72.7 54.1 85.4 79.9 14.6 20.1 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 153) 25 32 39 82 83 129 132 SOYBEAN MEAL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-026603 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 100 TONS) OPEN INTEREST: 143,368 COMMITMENTS 16,059 11,316 26,941 75,124 80,781 118,123 119,039 25,244 24,329 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -4,985) -1,749 2,778 1,788 702 -7,213 740 -2,647 -5,725 -2,338 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 11.2 7.9 18.8 52.4 56.3 82.4 83.0 17.6 17.0 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 135) 31 25 41 55 52 110 107 ROUGH RICE - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-039601 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 200,000 POUNDS) OPEN INTEREST: 8,014 COMMITMENTS 1,268 918 915 4,775 4,033 6,958 5,866 1,057 2,149 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 576) -71 122 71 493 317 493 510 84 67 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 15.8 11.5 11.4 59.6 50.3 86.8 73.2 13.2 26.8 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 50) 6 15 6 23 18 33 35 2-YEAR U.S. TREASURY NOTES - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-042601 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF $200,000 FACE VALUE) OPEN INTEREST: 505,522 COMMITMENTS 70,074 86,424 9,208 335,553 313,183 414,835 408,815 90,687 96,707 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -65,084) -24,697 -17,585 -2,063 -25,781 -36,144 -52,541 -55,792 -12,543 -9,292 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 13.9 17.1 1.8 66.4 62.0 82.1 80.9 17.9 19.1 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 146) 19 25 11 71 76 98 105 10-YEAR U.S. TREASURY NOTES - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-043602 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF $100,000 FACE VALUE) OPEN INTEREST: 1,417,137 COMMITMENTS 158,462 116,789 185,262 837,626 839,083 1181350 1141134 235,787 276,004 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -37,409) -21,351 30,944 57,931 17,447 -18,700 54,027 70,175 -91,436 -107,584 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 11.2 8.2 13.1 59.1 59.2 83.4 80.5 16.6 19.5 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 170) 39 29 43 79 88 135 143 5-YEAR U.S. TREASURY NOTES - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-044601 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF $100,000 FACE VALUE) OPEN INTEREST: 1,163,387 COMMITMENTS 230,205 143,532 59,396 715,787 773,267 1005387 976,195 158,000 187,192 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -112,525) -39,359 -13,368 16,423 -8,861 -70,733 -31,797 -67,678 -80,728 -44,847 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 19.8 12.3 5.1 61.5 66.5 86.4 83.9 13.6 16.1 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 154) 33 30 33 78 67 123 118 30-DAY FEDERAL FUNDS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-045601 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF $5,000,000) OPEN INTEREST: 851,692 COMMITMENTS 146,239 15,987 408,632 259,880 387,090 814,751 811,709 36,941 39,983 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -185,742) -18,445 -3,179 -84,099 -83,569 -93,242 -186,112 -180,520 370 -5,223 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 17.2 1.9 48.0 30.5 45.4 95.7 95.3 4.3 4.7 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 90) 29 10 32 43 44 81 79 DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-124601 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ($10 X DJIA INDEX) OPEN INTEREST: 33,789 COMMITMENTS 14,147 6,628 327 15,151 16,492 29,625 23,447 4,164 10,342 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 3,006) 391 184 86 2,629 2,678 3,106 2,948 -100 58 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 41.9 19.6 1.0 44.8 48.8 87.7 69.4 12.3 30.6 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 47) 14 12 5 16 12 32 27 DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVG- x $5 - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-124603 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ($5 X DJIA INDEX) OPEN INTEREST: 116,588 COMMITMENTS 25,597 25,393 1,977 74,502 71,887 102,076 99,257 14,511 17,331 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -1,163) 792 -270 46 822 711 1,660 487 -2,823 -1,650 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 22.0 21.8 1.7 63.9 61.7 87.6 85.1 12.4 14.9 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 102) 30 25 15 29 28 66 61 INTEREST RATE SWAPS 10YR - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-246602 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF $100,000) OPEN INTEREST: 30,974 COMMITMENTS 18,176 8,708 664 11,863 21,318 30,703 30,690 271 284 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -3,122) -3,883 -124 70 1,910 -1,866 -1,903 -1,920 -1,219 -1,202 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 58.7 28.1 2.1 38.3 68.8 99.1 99.1 0.9 0.9 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 35) 9 9 6 11 15 22 28 INTEREST RATE SWAPS 5YR - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Code-247602 OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 12/02/08 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF $100,000) OPEN INTEREST: 68,274 COMMITMENTS 42,268 4,091 1,592 24,151 62,509 68,011 68,192 263 82 CHANGES FROM 11/25/08 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -1,514) 517 367 -443 -1,521 -864 -1,447 -940 -67 -574 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 61.9 6.0 2.3 35.4 91.6 99.6 99.9 0.4 0.1 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 32) 9 7 1 13 8 22 16
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